{
  "id": 9423208,
  "title": "Victorian pubs to stay open until 3am under Labor election promise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/victorian-pubs-to-stay-open-until-3am-under-labor-election-promise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:59:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/victorian-labor-to-extend-pub-hours-til-3am-if-reelected/107189170"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Victorian Labor party has announced it will allow pubs to remain open until 3am if elected in November's election. The state's Food Act would be amended to permit dogs inside pubs at the discretion of pub owners. Premier Ben Carroll stated these changes are commonsense decisions to help pub owners continue their business. The move aims to stimulate the hospitality sector and night-time economy.",
  "summary": "The government is promising to extend opening hours for the state's pubs and change the Food Act so that dogs will be allowed inside venues at the publican's discretion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}